Velric x The Foundry: Miami Hackathon | Venture Week 2026

Speakers & Judges• Gino Volpi – Angel Investor, CEO & Founder of CLU• Jason Mars – Professor at University of Michigan, Founder & CEO of Jac & Jaseci• Anishek Kamal – Senior Data & AI Architect at Microsoft, Founder of DebtZero, Angel Investor• Madhvesh Kumar – Principal SWE at Mastercard• Divyarani Raghupatruni – Senior Director of Product, Data & Orchestration at Alacriti, ex-Mastercard• Anshul Sharma – Customer Success & Technical Leader at Cisco• Sachin Sharma – Customer Success Specialist Leader, (CX) at Cisco TracksTeams choose one primary track.• Crypto-Native Infrastructure • Creator Infrastructure• Infrastructure for Temporary Worlds• Application & Language Infrastructure (hosted by Jac & Jaseci) Team Rules• Teams of 3–4 preferred• Solo participation allowed but discouraged• Pre-formed teams allowed HiringHiring happens directly from the hackathon.To be considered, participants must complete a Velric mission.velric.ai/signup Prizes• $20,000 in prizes• Prize categories and breakdown announced closer to the event Sponsors & Supporters• University of Michigan• Florida Coastal University• Stanford ASES• Lovable• Cursor• Ditto• Jac & Jaseci Additional Notes• Speakers and panels will occur during the build and are optional• Live demos and judging on the final day• Food provided• Photography throughout the event